Going through social media especially this big brother naija and other entertainment shows, we often see certain phrases and one in particular stands out everywhere " i stan"
We hear things like " in tacha i stan " " we stan for ..." But most of this people have no idea how it came about
This word stan came to be popular around 2000 and 2001 after rapper Eminem dropped one of his most popular track in year 2000 'Stan' which tells the story of an over zealous fan who becomes a stalker, named Stanley 'Stan' Mitchell.

The influential song is where the term 'stan culture' comes from, describing dedicated fans of famous stars, who refer to themselves as 'stans.'
The song is a cautionary tale to fans about taking everything your idol says literally.
In the lyrics, Eminem reveals how the character Stan starts writing him several letters, over three verses, where he becomes more obsessive and angrier when he doesn't get a reply from the star.